News & Events Archive
Complete the Power of Us Survey TODAY!
Deadline: December 31, 2022
Time is running out to complete the Power of Us Survey! Please see the resources below with survey information and details, along with potential incentives to encourage folks to complete today! Use your voice and represent CA in a Nationwide survey to learn about the professionals and volunteers that support young people in all settings outside of the classroom.
Check out the resources below!
Deadline Approaching for the Power of Us Survey!
Help make change in CA by using your voice in the Power of Us 2022 Workforce Survey!
Millions of professionals and
volunteers work with young people every day in the many settings
where youth play, learn, and grow outside of the school
day. Yet, we have little collective information about
this essential workforce. You can help change
this!
Power of Us wants to know more about those who are still in the youth fields and those who left, so that they can explore, define, and elevate this collective workforce and their work with youth. The information from the Power of Us Workforce Survey can also lead to action, informing policy, practice, and further research to better support the workforce.
Use Your Voice in the Power of Us 2022 Workforce Survey!
Millions of professionals and volunteers work with young people every day in the many settings where youth play, learn, and grow outside of the school day. Yet, we have little collective information about this essential workforce. You can help change this!
STEAM Newsletter – Engineers and The Great Outdoors
June 28, 2022
For the month of June, the Million Girls Moonshot and all of its partners celebrate the amazing work that women engineers around the world are doing to support lives and livelihoods every day. This month, we are highlighting resources that program providers and others can utilize to profile the best, brightest and bravest women in engineering, the inventors and innovators who dare to be part of the solution and are helping to build towards a brighter future!
CAN Newsletter – Celebrating with Pride!
June 24, 2022
June is a month to celebrate many things! It marks the end of the school year and the start of Summer Learning opportunities. It’s also the start of a new season and includes a special day to reflect on and acknowledge Juneteenth. Lastly, June celebrates Pride Month!
CAN Health & Wellness Newsletter – Improving Adolescent Mental Health
May 24, 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As we continue to live in the “new normal,” we have become aware of the unprecedented mental health crisis affecting our youth as well as adults. Use this month to learn about mental health and how to fight the stigma to help the ones in your community get the resources they deserve.
This month’s newsletter shares many resources on mental health: how to prioritize one’s mental health, resources for the classroom, and more.
Join us at the Upcoming Community Schools Conference!
June 2022
If you are planning to attend the upcoming 2022 National Community Schools And Family Engagement Conference (CSxFE) in Los Angeles (June 1-4), we’d like to highlight a few FREE offerings you may be interested in attending!
CA Community Schools Fundamentals; May 31st, 1:30-4:30 PM
CAN Newsletter – Celebrating AAPI Heritage and Mental Health Awareness Months!
May 12, 2022
Happy Asian American and Pacific
Islanders Month!
Asian American and Pacific Islander folks have contributed significantly to many facets of American culture and society, including science and medicine, literature and art, sports and recreation, government and politics, and activism and law. (Read More)
Connect with CAN at the 2022 BOOST Conference!
Hey BOOSTers, are you ready for some fun at the 2022 BOOST Conference?! WE ARE!
CAN is excited to continue as one of the many amazing sponsors of the BOOST Conference coming up in just a few weeks in Palm Springs from April 26 - April 29.
There are many ways to connect with the CAN team at BOOST. Below are some of the engagement opportunities for you to partake in! We can’t wait to hang out with all of our EXL/OST friends in PERSON. See you soon!
Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) Office Hours
Upcoming Office Hours: March 30, 2022, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
The California Department of Education,
Early Education Division (EED) is excited to announce weekly
Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) office hours.
The EED will be hosting virtual office hours on Wednesday
afternoons targeted for local education agencies (school
districts, charter schools, county offices of education) so that
attendees can come and ask questions and receive technical
assistance about UPK implementation. The first 15 minutes will be
a quick review of UPK and the latest developments.
REMINDER: Cycle-A-ASES Renewal Application for FY 22-23
Due: March 25, 2022
The ASES Renewal application for Cycle A grantees is NOW available in ASSIST!
Release of the FY 22-23 ASES Universal and ASES Frontier Request for Applications
February 22, 2022
The Expanded Learning Division (EXLD) of the California Department of Education (CDE) recently announced the release of the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Universal Program Request for Applications (RFA) and the ASES Frontier Transportation RFA for funding beginning in the 2022–23 fiscal year. Both RFAs can be found on the CDE Funding Opportunities web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ex/fundingop.asp.
STEAM Newsletter – Introduce a Girl to Engineering!
February 15, 2022
Welcome to this month’s installment of our STEAM Newsletter! This February, we are celebrating Black History Month, Engineer Week – Reimagining the Possible (February 20-26), and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (February 24)!
CAN Newsletter – Celebrating Black History Month
February 8, 2022
Happy February! We hope you all are doing
well and are staying as healthy and safe as you possibly
can. Happy Black History Month!
What is it and why is it important? Below are a few
resources and facts to share and help our community strengthen
our understanding of Black History Month and ways we
might celebrate it this year. We have also added additional
resources throughout this newsletter to support our work.
CDE Update on Grant Reduction Suspension
January 21, 2022
The Expanded Learning
Division (EXLD) has received communications
from the After School Education and Safety as
well
as 21st Century Community Learning Centers grantees
across the state requesting the suspension of grant reductions
for 2022 due to ongoing external circumstances. The
EXLD has heard you and understands the challenges of
COVID, workforce shortages, and the impact current circumstances
are having on attendance resulting in the concern regarding
future grant reductions.
STEAM Newsletter – Happy New Year!
January 18, 2022
The start of a new year is a perfect opportunity to reflect on past achievements and upcoming goals for the future.
We debuted our STEAM newsletter in February of last year and since then, we have continued to share resources to encourage STEAM learning. This year, we hope we can continue to further the collective goal of providing a million more girls with STEM learning opportunities and transform the communities we live in for a better tomorrow.
Registration is Now Live! ELO-P Planning Workshop
Wednesday, January 19, 2022; 9:00 AM -11:00 AM
Registration for the ELO-P Planning Workshop event is now live!
The ELO Program Planning Workshop will provide the latest details on the Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) Program. The two hour workshop will consist of two 1 hour sessions, each with the majority of the time spent in an interactive breakout session. Feel free to join for just one or both of the sessions:
- Session A: 9:00 – 10:00 AM
- Session B: 10:00 – 11:00 AM
CAN Newsletter – Happy New Year!
January 13, 2022
Happy 2022! The California AfterSchool Network team would like to wish each and every one of you a happy and healthy new year!
We are grateful for a new year and new opportunities, and we realize the year has started off quite bumpy with the COVID 19 Omicron variant and its impacts on California communities and across the nation. We are hopeful things will start to settle down and improve enough to allow schools and programs to effectively and appropriately support children, youth, and families in our CA communities.
Cycle A – ASES Renewal Application for FY 22-23
Due: January 6, 2022
This is a Reminder the Cycle A, ASES Renewal Program Plans are due January 6, 2022.
The purpose of this message is to
provide information about the After School Education and
Safety (ASES) and ASES Frontier Transportation grant renewal
process. The ASES grantees listed under renewal Cycle A will have
the opportunity to apply for renewal for another three-year
period, consistent with California Education Code
(EC) Section 8483.7(a)(1)(A). There are two
parts to this process: